is made in the period starting 97 days before the expected DOB or placement of the child and ending on the day before the child's first birthday or the first anniversary of the child's day of placement.

In addition, if:

the claim is a primary claim, the claim must state the nominated start date on which the primary claimant wants PLP to start being paid,

the claim is a primary claim and it is made before the child's birth or placement for adoption, the claim must specify the child's expected date of birth or placement of the child,

the claim is a secondary claim and it is made before the day the secondary claimant expects to become the child's primary carer, the claim must specify the date the claimant expects to become the child's primary carer and contain information about the child's expected DOB or placement, or the claimants expected day of primary care,

the claim is made after the birth or date of placement for adoption for a primary claim, or the day of primary care for a secondary claim, it contains information about the child's actual DOB or placement, or the actual day of primary care.

A PLP claim that does not meet these requirements and does not contain all the information and accompanying documents required by Centrelink is not an effective claim and is taken not to have been made. A not effective claim cannot be determined by Centrelink.

A claimant whose PLP claim is not effective may claim again under the PPL scheme.

Act reference:PPLAct section 55 When a claim is effective, section 56 Requirements of the claim, section 57 Nominated start date, section 58 Expected date of birth and expected day of primary care, section 59 Tax file number statement, section 60 When to claim, section 275 How this Act applies to an adopted child

Policy reference: PPL Guide 1.1.N.20 Nominated start date, 2.2.5 Who is a Primary Carer for PLP?, 4.1.2 Types of Claims & Claimants for PLP, 4.1.3 Form of Claim for PLP, 4.1.7 When to Claim PLP, 4.1.8 Withdrawal or Variation of Claim for PLP